Internet References for:ANNUAL EDITIONS: Child Growth and Development 11/12, 18e
Internet References for:
ANNUAL EDITIONS: Child Growth and Development 11/12
Eighteenth Edition
Some websites continually change their structure and content, so the information listed here may not always be available.
General Sources
AmericanAcademy of Pediatrics
This organization provides data for optimal physical, mental, and social health for all children.
CYFERNet
The Children, Youth, and Families Education Research Network is sponsored by the Cooperative Extension Service and USDA’s Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service. This site provides practical research-based information in areas including health, childcare, family strengths, science, and technology.
KidsHealth
This site was developed to help parents find reliable children’s health information. Enter the Parents site to find such topics as General Health, Nutrition and Fitness, First Aid and Safety, Growth and Development, Positive Parenting, and more.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
The NICHD conducts and supports research on the reproductive, neurobiological, developmental, and behavioral processes that determine and maintain the health of children, adults, families, and populations.
UNIT 1: Conception to Birth
Babyworld
Extensive information on caring for infants can be found at this site. There are also links to numerous other related sites.
Children’s NutritionResearchCenter (CNRC)
CNRC, one of six USDA/ARS (Agricultural Research Service) facilities, is dedicated to defining the nutrient needs of healthy children, from conception through adolescence, and pregnant and nursing mothers. The Nutrition and Your Child newsletter is of general interest and can be accessed from this site.
Zero to Three: NationalCenter for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
This national organization is dedicated solely to infants, toddlers, and their families. It is headed by recognized experts in the field and provides technical assistance to communities, states, and the federal government. The site provides information that the organization gathers and disseminates through its publications.
UNIT 2: Cognition, Language, and Learning
Educational ResourcesInformationCenter (ERIC)
This website is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and will lead to numerous documents related to elementary and early childhood education, as well as other curriculum topics and issues.
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
The National Association for the Education of Young Children provides a useful link from its home page to a site that provides resources for “Parents.”
Parent’s Action for Children
Information regarding early childhood development is provided on the video series, I Am Your Child, that’s available on this site. Resources for parents and caregivers are available.
Project Zero
Harvard Project Zero, a research group at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, has investigated the development of learning processes in children and adults for 30 years. Today, Project Zero is building on this research to help create communities of reflective, independent learners, to enhance deep understanding within disciplines, and to promote critical and creative thinking. Project Zero’s mission is to understand and enhance learning, thinking, and creativity in the arts and other disciplines for individuals and institutions.
Vandergrift’s Children’s Literature Page
This site provides information about children’s literature and links to a variety of resources related to literacy for children.
UNIT 3: Social and Emotional Development
Max Planck Institute for Psychological Research
Results from several behavioral and cognitive development research projects are available on this site.
NationalChildCareInformationCenter (NCCIC)
Information about a variety of topics related to childcare and development is available on this site. Links to the Child CareBulletin, which can be read online, and to the ERIC database of online and library-based resources are available.
Serendip
Organized into five subject areas (brain and behavior, complex systems, genes and behavior, science and culture, and science education), Serendip contains interactive exhibits, articles, links to other resources, and a forum area for comments and discussion.
UNIT 4: Parenting and Family Issues
The National Association for Child Development (NACD)
This international organization is dedicated to helping children and adults reach their full potential. Its home page presents links to various programs, research, and resources in topics related to the family and society.
National Council on Family Relations
This NCFR home page will lead you to articles, research, and a lot of other resources on important issues in family relations, such as stepfamilies, couples, and divorce.
Parenting and Families
The University of Minnesota’s Children, Youth, and Family Consortium site will lead you to many organizations and other resources related to divorce, single parenting, and stepfamilies, as well as information about other topics of interest in the study of children’s development and the family.
Parentsplace.com: Single Parenting
This resource focuses on issues concerning single parents and their children. Although the articles range from parenting children from infancy through adolescence, most of the articles deal with middle childhood.
NationalStepfamilyResourceCenter
This website is dedicated to educating and supporting stepfamilies and to creating a positive family image.
UNIT 5: Cultural and Societal Influences
Association to Benefit Children (ABC)
ABC presents a network of programs that includes child advocacy, education for disabled children, care for HIV-positive children, employment, housing, foster care, and daycare.
Children’s Defense Fund
CDF is a national proponent and advocate of policies and programs that safeguard children’s needs in the areas of amelioration of poverty, protection from abuse and neglect, and increased access to healthcare and quality education.
Children Now
Children Now uses research and mass communications to make the well-being of children a top priority across the nation. Current articles include information on the influence of media on children, working families, and health.
Council for Exceptional Children
This is the home page for the Council for Exceptional Children, a large professional organization that is dedicated to improving education for children with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted child. It leads to the ERIC Clearinghouse on disabilities and gifted education and the National Clearinghouse for Professions in Special Education.
Prevent Child Abuse America
Dedicated to their child abuse prevention efforts, PCAA’s site provides fact sheets and reports that include statistics, a public opinion poll, a 50-state survey, and other resource materials.
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